Mint in Honey

Bakhamil

한글 박하밀 · Pinyin Bo He Mi

薄荷蜜

Composition 構成

Bakha Bo He
薄荷 박하 · Mint

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Chief 君

the natural juice, equal parts
Bongmil Feng Mi
蜂蜜 봉밀 · Honey

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Chief 君

white honey, equal parts
Saenggang Sheng Jiang
生薑 생강 · Fresh Ginger

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Envoy 使

a thick slice dipped in honey water to wipe the tongue first

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Actions 效能

Treats sores on the tongue or a white coating dry and rough as snow with the speech unclear

Indications 主治

Pattern-based

Tongue sores with a dry white coating

Biomedical correlates

Glossitis
Oral candidiasis — external use

Source text 原文

Donguibogam 東醫寶鑑

治舌上生瘡, 或白胎乾澁如雪, 語話不眞. 薄荷自然汁與白蜜等分調勻傅之良. 先以生薑厚片蘸蜜水揩洗, 後付藥. 《三因》

Translation

Treats sores arising on the tongue, or a white coating dry and rough as snow with the speech unclear. The natural juice of mint and white honey in equal parts, mixed evenly and applied — good. First wipe and wash the tongue with a thick slice of fresh ginger dipped in honey water, then apply the medicine. — Samin 三因 (Donguibogam · Guseol)

Clinical commentary 臨床

白胎乾澁如雪, 語話不眞 — a coating dry and rough as snow, and the speech not true. A thick white coating that makes the tongue clumsy, and the treatment begins by wiping it off with a ginger slice, which 3.22's rubbing method does at more length. — Eui Young (Justin) Chung, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M.